In a first-of-its-kind for Mumbaikars, non-profit group Vandana Foundation has started 'AQUATM', a water vending machine.
"The ATM can vend up to 1,000 litres per day... The water from AQUATM will be available to consumers at the price of Re 1 per litre," the Foundation said in a statement.
Vandana Foundation and another non-profit group Aquakraft have come together for the water ATM.
The vending machine has been set up at Mankhurd where there are water contamination problems.
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